Project funding (PPRP) - focus on major new projects that are considered to have significant scientific priority in particle physics, nuclear physics, astronomy, particle astrophysics and solar system science. Examples of these include participation in new experiments or missions, the development of new instruments or upgrades to existing detectors.

Global challenge schemes – funding to create new multidisciplinary research communities and to support small scale proof of concept projects to show that STFC expertise and technology can be applied to global challenge problems.

Closing dates

When preparing a proposal for a STFC research grant, please take account of the closing date for the scheme for which you are applying